aposto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apposite adjective Very suitable to the particular situation or point being made; strikingly to the point.
- apposition noun A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
Senses
aposto is used for these senses in English:
- apposite Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- apposition (grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
- appositive (grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
- at the ready (idiomatic) Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.
apposition — full definition
- noun A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
- noun The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
- noun The quality of being side by side, apposed instead of opposed, next to each other.
- noun A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.